Category: News
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Last Chance: Get a Month of Starz, Showtime, AMC+ & More for Just 99 Cents from The Roku Channel
Roku is offering a major deal on more than a dozen premium subscriptions. Right now, you can get your first month of select premium subscriptions for just 99 cents, including AMC+, Starz, EPIX, Showtime, BET+, and more. Today is the last day to get the deal, so sign up for your favorite premium channels before…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Amazon’s Classic TV Deal, ESPN+ Price Hikes, LG’s $100K TV, and More
This week, Amazon and Sony Pictures Television reached an agreement that will bring several classic show’s to Amazon’s streaming services. Elsewhere, Disney announced a price hike for ESPN+, and Universal announced yet another streaming deal for its future films. And if you’re looking for an ultra-fancy OLED display, LG has a top-tier option for you.…
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Crackle’s Original Reality Drama ‘Riding Phat’ Shows Behind the Scenes Look at Scooter Culture
Crackle is expanding its reality drama offering with its new Original Riding Phat, which documents the ups and downs of a scooter startup company and the scooter culture world that exists within its customer base. PHAT Scooters is focused on reinventing the scooter market by delivering a luxury scooter that appeals to athletes, golfers and…
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What We’re Streaming: Cord Cutters News Editors Share Their Current Faves and Go-To Services
Earlier this week, Jess Barnes and I had a virtual chat to discuss something we’ve been asked about a lot: what we’re streaming in our own lives. We spent some time detailing our current favorites, the ever-growing number of titles on our to-do lists, and more. We also spoke at length about our current streaming…
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The Six New Sports Coming to the Tokyo Olympics
Five years ago, the International Olympic Committee announced 6 new sports will be taking place at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Some of the 6 new sports listed below are making their Olympic debut, whereas others are making their long-awaited return, since the IOC reformed its rules to allow the host country to have…
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Netflix’s Market Share Lead Continues to Shrink
As a true pioneer in the world of streaming, Netflix has remained a constant leader when it comes to streaming service market share. But what once was a wide margin has now narrowed to a mere 8% lead over its next biggest contender, Amazon Prime Video. According to data from JustWatch, Netflix closed Q2 of…
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Peacock is Now Streaming the 1996 USA Women’s Olympic Soccer Team Gold Medal Game For the First Time Ever
The 1996 U.S. Women’s National Team soccer tournament final was not fully televised at the time, so now Peacock is making it available in its entirety for the first time. The match began streaming today, on the 25th anniversary of the Atlanta Games, with The Sisters of ‘96: The 1996 USA Women’s Olympic Soccer Team, an hour-long special that…
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Disney+ is Taking ‘The Stories Continue’ on Tour to Four Cities This Summer
Disney+ is proving it’s not your average streaming service. The platform is taking its ‘The Stories Continue’ campaign on tour to four major cities this summer from July 24 through August 14. The tour events will feature special photo ops, giveaways, live entertainment, and more. It sounds like it could be a small-scale kind of…
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Starz Signs Deal for Live Action Universal Films
Universal has signed another licensing deal – this time bringing Universal’s live action films in the U.S to Starz, following their previously announced Pay-One windows. The deal will start with the 2022 theatrical slate. Under the new agreement, Starz will have access to titles including the newest installment of the Jurassic World franchise, Jurassic World:…